Collection.toArray Problem

[Jignesh Patel]

Here is my declaration:
SelectedAsset selectedAsset[]= null;
Collection selectedAssetsCollection;

in the method I am calling follwing code.

selectedAsset = new SelectedAsset[selectedAssetsCollection.size()];
selectedAsset=(SelectedAsset[])selectedAssetsCollection.toArray();

when I checked selectedAssetsCollection.size() returns me size 1.
But it gives me classcast exception, while it contains object of type SelectedAsset.

I wonder for this awkword behave with toArray method.

[Jignesh Patel]

I found this is the work around with the problem.
selectedAsset=(SelectedAsset[])selectedAssetsCollection.toArray(selectedAsset);

But why simple toArray() method is not working. contradictory of toArray(Object[]);
[ September 08, 2005: Message edited by: Jignesh Patel ]

[Layne Lund]

Note that toArray() is declared to return Object[]. Also, the underlying collection has no way of knowing what the concrete types for its contents are. You should look at the overloaded version of toArray() that takes an array parameter. If you have problems, use the search tool to find previous discussions here or in the beginner forum.

Layne

[Layne Lund]

Originally posted by Jignesh Patel:
I found this is the work around with the problem.
selectedAsset=(SelectedAsset[])selectedAssetsCollection.toArray(selectedAsset);

But why simple toArray() method is not working. contradictory of toArray(Object[]);

[ September 08, 2005: Message edited by: Jignesh Patel ]

In your orignal version you weren't using toArray(Object[]) because you weren't sending a parameter to it.

Layne